tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49925234394583192152015-09-16T17:51:23.782-07:00Luke Ladies Book NookA place for the Luke women, girls, and men (if they wish) to talk about booksDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-21033804393544928462014-03-11T14:17:00.001-07:002014-03-11T14:17:14.843-07:00The Summer Camp Mysteryby Gertrude Chandler Warner<br /><br />The Aldens are spending a week on Claw Island when everything goes wrong. My favorite part is when the flags go missing.<br /><br />by CalebCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-66252084552565154822014-03-11T14:15:00.001-07:002014-03-11T14:15:43.522-07:00Pooh's Leaf Pileby Isabel Gaines<br /><br />My favorite part was when Pooh made Rabbit mad. In the story, Pooh and Piglet went for a walk. They heard a crunching noise. The crunching noise was leaves.<br /><br />by LeviCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-49845485401431505902013-10-21T19:02:00.000-07:002013-10-21T19:02:11.817-07:00Helen MacInnes<a href="http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781781163290_p0_v2_s260x420.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781781163290_p0_v2_s260x420.JPG" width="209" /></a>While poking through Grandma Luke's book shelves this summer, I came across <em>The Salzburg&nbsp;Connection </em>by Helen MacInnes.&nbsp; I didn't have time to read it while in Boise, but I stumbled across it again via Kindle and decided to give it a try.&nbsp; I really enjoyed it!&nbsp; <br /><br />It's a Cold War story and very fast-paced and suspenseful.&nbsp; Being a Cold War story written from a western European perspective, it's also very black-and-white about who the bad guys are and who the good guys are.&nbsp; But I liked the main character who&nbsp;stumbled into&nbsp;espionage and was feeling his&nbsp;way in the dark.&nbsp; I liked the honesty the author&nbsp;showed in talking about the&nbsp;consequences of the war.&nbsp; I liked that the story was imagined from real events.&nbsp; And&nbsp;I liked that there&nbsp;was a little romantic subplot to keep&nbsp;the story from being too, too plot driven.&nbsp; :)&nbsp; <br />Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-62213726720644616492013-08-02T14:47:00.001-07:002013-08-02T14:47:26.096-07:00My Side of the MountainMy book is about Sam living in the Catskill Mountains. First, he leaves New York with a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, some flint and steel, and an ax. He goes around and settles near the Gribley farm. &nbsp;In a large tree he chops a space. To finish it faster Sam used fire to make his home. He put the fire out with dirt. He used deerskin for a door. One day he met Bando, a college teacher. Bando showed Sam how to make willow whistles. Bando also made blueberry jam in clay containers he made himself. I like this story because it's adventurous and detailed.<br /><br /><br />IanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-59029043193027377382013-06-29T10:07:00.000-07:002013-06-29T10:07:00.211-07:00Ralph S. Mouseby Beverly Cleary<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The main characters are Ryan and&nbsp;Ralph. Ryan is a person and Ralph is&nbsp;a mouse.&nbsp;The&nbsp;problem is Ralph's cousins are jealous he has a motorcycle,&nbsp;but Ralph&nbsp;just wants his own thing. Because of this, Ryan took Ralph to school. Ryan showed Ralph to his class. The next Friday, there was a mouse exibit. The class read&nbsp;poems and stories about Ralph. Then,&nbsp;Ralph ran a maze. He jumped on top and ran across.&nbsp;I like this&nbsp;book because it is adventurous.<br /><br />IanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-83068690598033094432013-06-27T10:14:00.002-07:002013-06-27T10:14:16.713-07:00The Giraffe and the Pelly and I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bks5.books.google.com/books?id=uENJrxqrNJIC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;img=1&amp;zoom=1&amp;imgtk=AFLRE72gurEUwZ10dt9A9F_wQd9FMdjwOmC9mkFNA8ht9GFdz9yRoYQckStJBhEW4RUzdZf4dXyv3yr9rHvn-kuLtFC57XKNwNRu7-2U7qGKxVDYdYL5Aq7DNyzKTQtaQjYUoPil0KIg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Front Cover" border="0" height="320" src="http://bks5.books.google.com/books?id=uENJrxqrNJIC&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;img=1&amp;zoom=1&amp;imgtk=AFLRE72gurEUwZ10dt9A9F_wQd9FMdjwOmC9mkFNA8ht9GFdz9yRoYQckStJBhEW4RUzdZf4dXyv3yr9rHvn-kuLtFC57XKNwNRu7-2U7qGKxVDYdYL5Aq7DNyzKTQtaQjYUoPil0KIg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really like this book because it doesn't have that many pages but it's not super short. &nbsp;My favorite part of the book was at the very end when the duke gave all of them a wish and the boy wished to own a sweet shop and so the duke built a sweet shop for the boy, Billy, to own, and he got all the money. &nbsp;I think that owning a candy shop would be cool. &nbsp;I really like this series by Roald Dahl because he always has good books for smaller kids to read. &nbsp;At school, my teacher always like Roald Dahl and she always read Roald Dahl to us after lunch. &nbsp;My favorite book that my teacher read to us was The Witches. &nbsp;It's about witches that try to get rid of all the children in the world, and it's really funny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">~Hadyn Luke</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817447772879077338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-57033208452300692522013-06-27T08:00:00.000-07:002013-06-27T08:00:09.123-07:00The Popcorn Dragonby Jane Thayer<br />illustrated by Lisa McGue<br /><br />Dexter is a drgon with a scaly body. One day Dexter blow smoke. He show off. I like this book becuse Dexter make poprn. He makes pogorn with his brefe.<br /><br />LeviCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-11519628894899554862013-06-26T09:36:00.002-07:002013-06-26T09:36:44.867-07:00The Mark Of Athena-Percy Jackson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YYhH6H0j_d0/UQ5UJfSL1WI/AAAAAAAADSk/P4QWMWaHhUE/s400/The-Mark-of-Athena.jpg" width="262" /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">I just finished <u>The Mark Of Athena</u>&nbsp;by Rick Riordan. If I had to say a bad thing about this would be it: WORST. ENDING. EVER! So if you want to read it I would suggest waiting until October to read it, that's when the next book comes out, <u>The&nbsp;House&nbsp;Of Hades. </u>&nbsp;It's about Percy, Annabeth, Piper, Jason, Frank, Hazel, and Leo. The Greeks and Romans are enemy camps. Annabeth gets sent on a quest by her mom, Athena. No other Athena child has completed before. Hazel is trying to fin her brother, Nico, who is the son of Hades. Leo has a fortune read saying he will be the 7th wheel. An enemy goddess is awaking. Overall it is an awesome book! :)</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;">-Regan&nbsp;</div><br />Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817447772879077338noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-33830793997486971062013-06-24T19:41:00.000-07:002013-06-24T19:41:24.083-07:00The House in the Nightby Susan Marie Swanson<br />pictures by Beth Krommes<br /><br />This book is abaot a litte gril that gits to do lot of things. The litte gril unlook the door. I like this book bcuse the bird cume out of the book.<br /><br />CalebCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-71469125019532481532013-03-26T17:20:00.001-07:002013-03-26T17:21:18.679-07:00Walk Two Moons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">by Sharon Creech</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VIM-95gG4P8/UVI6U_o1CxI/AAAAAAAACJw/uo3OGA6JG9w/s1600/Walk+Two+Moons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VIM-95gG4P8/UVI6U_o1CxI/AAAAAAAACJw/uo3OGA6JG9w/s400/Walk+Two+Moons.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just finished this a couple of weeks ago and have told so many people to read it. &nbsp;I loved it. &nbsp;It won the Newbery in 1995. &nbsp;It is about a girl trying to come to terms with her mom leaving. &nbsp;This is done under the guise of telling her grandparents a long story while they are on a cross country road trip to Lewiston, ID (shout out to Idaho, woohoo!). &nbsp;It's kind of a story in a story, and both are so interesting. &nbsp;I can't tell too much without giving too much away, but I promise reading it will be worth it. &nbsp;I know Cathy has already read it since I already tried to tell her about it. &nbsp;It is a really good book about strength and loss and family. &nbsp;I will be buying it for our family library, for sure. &nbsp;</div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817447772879077338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-39919237685190536062012-11-25T08:12:00.000-08:002012-11-25T08:12:20.029-08:00The Son of Neptune- Rick RiordanIn school, for my November book project, the theme was&nbsp;fantasy&nbsp; So I picked The Son of Neptune it is the second book in the&nbsp;series. It took my 22 days to read, so have some spare time. Percy has just lost his&nbsp;memory&nbsp;and can't remember anything,&nbsp;except&nbsp;Annabeth. He only remembers bits and pieces. He is sent on a quest to&nbsp;Alaska and hopes to get his memory back.<br />The first book is The Lost Hero, the&nbsp;third&nbsp;is The Mark of Athena, and to come in October 2013 is The House of Hades. &nbsp;This book is 52 chapters long, but really good!<br /><br />-Regan<br /><div style="text-align: right;"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQZO2GrJDoie1bnVLoWfR-W5Eq3-iSJJS-NmuMSOUzxB6GcSQX6" /></div>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817447772879077338noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-5613467063858660352012-11-11T19:57:00.001-08:002012-11-11T19:57:48.559-08:00The Missing<a href="http://www.kidsmomo.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/found-margaret-peterson-haddix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.kidsmomo.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/found-margaret-peterson-haddix.jpg" width="134" /></a>Calvin and I discovered a series recently called The Missing, by Margaret Peterson Haddix.&nbsp; There are currently 5 in a planned series of 7 books.&nbsp; I am not going to tell you anything about them because I personally loved going in totally blind and wondering what in the world was going on!&nbsp; They are adventure and history and science fiction all rolled into one.&nbsp; The first book was especially well done, but Calvin has read all five and found them all very exciting, and I have enjoyed the two I've read so far.&nbsp;<br /><br />They are upper elementary/middle school books with a brother and sister as main characters, so really for boys or girls.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-75521433801814743292012-10-20T05:58:00.001-07:002012-10-20T06:02:50.124-07:00Franny Billingsley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://thebooksmugglers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Folk-Keeper-UK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://thebooksmugglers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/The-Folk-Keeper-UK.jpg" width="206" /></a></div>A friend recommended the book <i>Chime</i> by Franny Billingsley, so I read it on my solo flight across the country for Rachel's wedding.&nbsp; Honestly, if she hadn't said it was worth reading, I might have given up after the first few dozen pages.&nbsp; The narrator, Briony, is intense and the world the author creates is strange and bleak, but my friend was completely right.&nbsp; It was so worth pressing on.&nbsp; Briony grew on me and I adored her sister, Rose, with her "I prefer" and her paper cuttings.&nbsp; And Eldric?&nbsp; Well, let's just say I would have had a serious crush on him as a teenager. :)&nbsp; (Note:&nbsp; there are a few curse words in it :( )<br /><br />So I found two of her other books at the library:&nbsp; <i>Well Wished</i> and <i>The Folk Keeper</i>.&nbsp; The latter is more like <i>Chime</i>, with a strong, almost abrasive main character who is struggling to figure out who she really is.&nbsp; The former is for a slightly younger audience.&nbsp; Nuria is only 12 and she is adorable.&nbsp; She lives with her grandfather in a little village with a magic well.&nbsp;<br /><br />In all three, Billingsley uses the same mix of fantasy in a realistic setting which I loved.&nbsp; All three were worth reading.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-27531817328176136202012-08-19T21:56:00.000-07:002012-08-19T21:56:46.251-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wv6X6OC-4D8/UDHDhsgNjeI/AAAAAAAAAUA/xX-YWDSMWSQ/s1600/gemma-doyle-trilogy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="156" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wv6X6OC-4D8/UDHDhsgNjeI/AAAAAAAAAUA/xX-YWDSMWSQ/s320/gemma-doyle-trilogy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />The Gemma Doyle series is for older girls who know a little about Victorian England but it is a trilogy about a highschool age girl facing problems both normal and non-normal.&nbsp; I loved it!&nbsp; The books are long but fun read.bananatronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07549107527894992414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-8992129068089514552012-08-09T13:34:00.001-07:002012-08-09T13:34:38.985-07:00The Magic BicycleJohn finds a bike at the dump. The bike was called Spirit Flyer. He fixes the bike and soon discovers it flies.<br />Sometimes he comes upon a black snake with a white circled X on it's chest. John visits his grandfather and learns more about the Spirit Flyer. My favorite part is when John rescues his family on the Spirit Flyer.<br /><br />IanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-42138023558763189262012-08-01T10:54:00.000-07:002012-08-01T15:09:39.385-07:00The Princess Academy : By Shannon Hale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tX4je8Yd_g/UBmpEpXzqzI/AAAAAAAABbI/V14QFZQIt1E/s1600/PRINCESSacademy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--tX4je8Yd_g/UBmpEpXzqzI/AAAAAAAABbI/V14QFZQIt1E/s320/PRINCESSacademy.jpg" width="208" /></a></div>It's about a girl that live in a small town on a hill, that is forced to go to a princess&nbsp;academy, meets new friends, and learns secrets that could change her live. I suggest it for people that like adventure books. There is also a squeal&nbsp;to it called : palace of stone.<br /><br />Regan<br /><h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #382110; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; text-align: left; width: 455px;"></h1>Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817447772879077338noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-25737083740390080592012-07-24T07:00:00.000-07:002012-07-24T07:00:01.556-07:00Dump Trucks by Linda D. WilliamsMy book is non-fiction. One fact about dump trucks is that some have tires that are bigger than people! I like that dump trucks are mighty machines. One thing I learned is that some dump trucks are off-road dump trucks because they are bigger than the lines on a road. Dump trucks can drive on uneven ground. Dump trucks can carry the weight of many elephants. There are 21 pages.<br /><br />CalebCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-22426244087327540892012-07-17T07:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T07:00:04.889-07:00Trains by Matt DoedenTrains drive on railroad tracks. Train engines and train cars have metal wheels.&nbsp;A locomotive is the engine of a train. Trains have very loud whistles to warn people that a train is coming. People can use a train to get to a place farther from your home than you can get to in a car in one day. They can eat and sleep on the train.<br /><br />LeviCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-82750622181310856202012-07-10T15:24:00.001-07:002012-07-10T15:24:44.699-07:00The Everafter War by Michael BuckleyThe Everafter War is book 7 in 9 books. Everafters are fairy-tale characters, such as Snow White. In this book, Everafters are fighting. Bad Everafters are called the Scarlet&nbsp;Hand. Very few Everafters are good.<br />My favorite part is when the soldiers come back with Prince Charming on their shoulders, because they destoryed an important place for the Scarlet&nbsp;Hand. I would suggest starting at&nbsp;the begging with book one:<br />The Fairy-Tale&nbsp;Detectives.<br /><br />IanCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-11237433231942064212012-06-24T21:09:00.000-07:002012-06-24T21:09:16.676-07:00Make a Wish, Honey Bear! by Marcus Pfisterwritten by Levi<br /><br />My favrit chritr is Honey Bear. I like this book becus it is about birthdays. All his friends came. It has 24 pajis.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-23656785056552662212012-06-21T12:21:00.000-07:002012-06-21T12:21:15.418-07:00Garbage Trucks by Terri DeGazelle<br />Written by Caleb:<br /><br />My book is true (non-fiction). I learned that the back of garbage trucks lift up to dump out the garbage at the landfill. I like this book because it has a recycling truck in it. I like the packing panel because it pulls the garbage to the back of the truck so more garbage can get put in. It has 21 pages.Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15726674385535100329noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-23409715453489602362012-05-16T19:33:00.000-07:002012-05-16T19:33:09.333-07:00Henrietta's War, Joyce DennysThis is a fictionalized series of letters, written by a woman on the homefront in WWII England to a childhood friend serving in the military.&nbsp; It is hilarious!&nbsp; I loved the main character's voice.&nbsp; She includes little illustrations with most of the letters which are also fun.&nbsp; The author does a great job of balancing the seriousness of the situation - the fear of invasion, the deprivations, the loss - with the quirkiness of normal people stuck in extraordinary circumstances.&nbsp; Well worth a read.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-42917538619870473032012-05-16T19:29:00.001-07:002012-05-16T19:29:20.390-07:00Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay AsherThis is a book about suicide.&nbsp; The main character, if you can call her that, leaves behind cassette tapes explaining why she committed suicide, so as the reader, you go through the experience of one of her listeners, hearing her whole story.&nbsp;<br /><br />I had mixed feelings about the book.&nbsp; It did make me think about how important it is to be kind and to be aware of what others around you might be going through. At the same time, the burden of guilt was placed on kids who were mean to her or adults who didn't "do enough" to help her, even though they didn't know what was going on.&nbsp; The consequences, especially for her family, weren't really dealt with either.&nbsp; I'm not a huge fan.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10452494471822957229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-81766499531621950502012-05-02T17:55:00.003-07:002012-05-02T17:55:48.303-07:00Hunger GamesThis was so sad! But I have to say that I really enjoyed reading it. There was this political intrigue that was believable. It was well written and had a very Shakespearian feel for me, it reminded me of the end of Hamlet where everyone dies. Brace yourself if you're going to read it though, just know ahead of time it is tragic. I don't think I'll be ready to handle the sequel for a while.Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335113412151958947noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992523439458319215.post-59277686453571013152012-05-02T17:46:00.002-07:002012-05-02T17:58:30.407-07:00Dark LifeThis is by Kat Falls and it is awesome! I just finished and I want to read it again. It is set in the future when global warming has diminished land significantly. It is sort of a mystery about a boy living in a community that is located at the bottom of the ocean and a "topside" girl who is looking for her brother.<br /><br /><img alt="Dark Life: Book 1" border="0" height="300" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fLPhJhZvL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg" width="300" />Kelliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335113412151958947noreply@blogger.com1